Meghan Markle and Prince Harry won't be spending Christmas morning together because of archaic tradition

Some people do stockings with bucks fizz, a breakfast of scrambled eggs and smoked salmon, main presents then Christmas Dinner (consisting of roast chicken, vegetables, goose fat potatoes, gravy and extra bread sauce), and some other people do it wrong.

We jest, of course.

But whilst some elements vary (are you a charades or a monopoly family?) one thing is usually consistent – everyone sticks together. From grandparents to good friends, Christmas means staying claustrophobically close to each other all day long.

This is not the case for the Windsors, however, and one particular tradition means Meghan Markle and Prince Harry won't be spending their Christmas morning together.

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As if having to wear tights and avoid dark nail polish weren't enough (we love a rule-breaker), for their first Christmas as a married couple, and their last childless one, the Duke and Duchess with be cruelly separated for arguably the best part of the day – waking up and shouting 'It's Christmas!' in the style of Noddy Holder (just us?).

According to former royal chef Darren McGrady, it's typical for the female royals to have breakfast delivered to them in their rooms, whilst the male royals breakfast downstairs at 8.30 am.

'On Christmas Day, the ladies generally opt for a light breakfast of sliced fruit, half a grapefruit, toast and coffee delivered to their rooms.' The chef explained, continuing, 'male Royals, meanwhile, come downstairs to the dining room for a hearty breakfast at 8:30am with eggs, bacon and mushrooms, kippers and grilled kidneys, to set them up for the 11am church service at St Mary Magdalene.'